Arrabella Dennison
subject: Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
subject: Secretaries--United States
subject: National Council of Negro Women
description: An autographed portrait of Arrabella Dennison, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dennison was the secretary for Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune at Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC). Originally the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, Bethune-Cookman was established by African-American educator and civil rights activist Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune in October 1904. In 1923, the school merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and then became affiliated with the Methodist Church the following year. The school served as a co-educational high school until 1931 when it became a junior college. In 1941, the school was accredited as a four-year college and was renamed Bethune-Cookman College. Dennison also served as the executive secretary for the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) when it was established by Dr. Bethune in 1935. NCNW was organized to advance opportunities for African-American women via research, advocacy, and national and community-based programs.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 101, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: New York City, New York
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Frances Reynolds Keyser
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Industrial education
description: An autographed portrait of Frances Reynolds Keyser, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Keyser was the first qualified teacher at the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, which was established by African-American educator and civil rights activist Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune in October 1904. The school was the precursor to Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC). Keyser graduated from Hunter College in New York City, New York, and then headed a parochial school in Florida. She then returned to New York to serve as superintendent of the White Rose Home, which as a social work agency for young African-American women. Keyser was also a board member of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), the president and a founding member of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs Empire State Federation, and an executive committee member and board member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 48, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Albert McLeod Bethune, Sr.
subject: Morticians
description: A portrait of Albert McLeod Bethune, Sr., which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Albert Bethune was the only child of Albertus Bethune and Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune. He was born on February 3, 1899, and served in the United States Army during World War I, when he was a young adult. Albert Bethune was one of the first students at his mother's school, after it merged with the Cookman Institute in 1923. He later went to the Haines Institute in Augusta, Georgia. Albert then became the owner and operator of Bethune Funeral Home for 25 years. He was also a retired coordinator of vocational services at Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC). He died on October 31, 1989.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 78, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Eugene Kinckle Jones
subject: Jones, Eugene Kinckle, 1885-1954
subject: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
subject: Civil rights--Southern States
subject: National Urban League
description: An autographed portrait of Eugene Kinckle Jones, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Jones was born on July 30, 1885, in Richmond, Virginia. While attending Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1906, Jones, along with six other students, founded the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He served as the chapter's second president and organized the fraternity's first three chapters to branch out from the school: Beta at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; Gamma at Virginia Union University in Richmond; and the original Delta chapter at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (present-day Huston-Tillotson University). Jones later became an organizer for the National Urban League, and then founded the Boston Urban League in 1917. The following year, he became the NUL's first Executive Secretary and stayed in that position until he retired in 1941. Under Jones' guidance, the League implemented boycotts broke down barriers to equal employment opportunities for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s. He also served in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Black Cabinet, which advised the President on race issues. Jones died on January 11, 1954, in Flushing, Queens, New York.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 114, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Boston, Massachusetts
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Asa Philip Randolph
subject: Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
subject: Civil rights--Southern States
subject: Cookman Institute (Jacksonville, Fla.)
subject: March on Washington Movement (Organization)
subject: Civil rights movements--New York (State)--New York
subject: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
description: An autographed portrait of Asa Philip Randolph, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida, on April 15, 1889. In 1891, his family moved to Jacksonville, where Randolph later attended Cookman Institute, the only academic high school in Florida available to African Americans. He graduated in 1907 and migrated to New York City, New York, in 1911. Randolph spent the rest of his life as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the labor movement, and in various socialist parties. Some of his most notable accomplishments include organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) in 1925, leading the March on Washington Movement (MOWM) of 1941-1946, and heading the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. His organizations were responsible for convincing President Franklin Delano Roosevel to issue Executive Order 8802, which banned discrimination in defense industries, in 1941; pressuring President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9981, which ended segregation in the United States Armed Forces, in 1948; and inspuring the Freedom Budget (also known as the Randolph Freedom Budget), which focused on solving economic problems specific to the African-American community.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 12, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit
subject: Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi, 1900-1990
subject: Ambassadors--India
subject: Diplomats--India
subject: Governors
subject: Legislators
description: An autographed portrait of Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pandit was born on August 18, 1900, in Allahabad in the North-Western Provinces of British India. In 1937, she became the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post when she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces of British India. Pandit was also designated the minister of local self-government and the minister of public health, a position which she held until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946, Pandit was elected to the Constituent Assembly. After Indian gained independence from Great Britain in 1947, Pandit became the Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949, the Ambassador to the United States and to Mexico from 1949 to 1951, Ambassador to Ireland from 1955 to 1961, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1958 to 1961, and Ambassador to Spain from 1958 to 1961. She also led the Indian delegation to the United Nations from 1946 to 1968. In 1953, Pandit became the first female President of the United Nations General Assembly. Pandit also served as Governor of Mahra from 1962 to 1964 and then as Phulpur's representative at the Lok Sabha, Indian's lower house, from 1964 to 1968. In the late 1960s, Pandit retired but was later appointed to the UN Human Rights Commission in 1979. She died on December 1, 1990.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 124, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
subject: Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
subject: First ladies (United States)
subject: Feminists--United States
description: An autographed portrait of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City, New York, and was commonly known by her middle name, Eleanor. Roosevelt is best known as the First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945. Before coming to Washington, D.C., she served as the First Lady of New York from 1929 to 1932, when her husband was Governor. Roosevelt's activity while First Lady was controversial at the time, but she has since become respected for her activism on a number topics, including race relations, women's roles in the workplace, civil rights for African Americans and Asian Americans, and the rights of World War II refugees. She also arranged from the appointment of Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune as Director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration (NYA). Dr. Bethune presented Roosevelt with an honorary degree from her college, Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 19, 1953. Following her husband's death, Roosevelt continued her political career as the first Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) from 1956 to 1951, Representative to the UNCHR from 1947 to 1953, Delegate to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) from 1946 to 1952, and Chairwoman of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women from 1961 to 1962. Roosevelt died on November 7, 1962, in Manhattan in New York City.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 27, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: White House, Washington, D.C.
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
subject: Bethune, Mary Jane McLeod, 1875-1955
subject: Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
subject: First ladies (United States)
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
description: Dr. Mary Jane Mcleod Bethune presenting the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt an honorary degree from Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 19, 1953. The two women had developed a friendship previously and Roosevelt had arranged for Dr. Bethune's appointment as Director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration (NYA) when Roosevelt's husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was President. Originally the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, Bethune-Cookman was established by African-American educator and civil rights activist Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune in October 1904. In 1923, the school merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and then became affiliated with the Methodist Church the following year. The school served as a co-educational high school until 1931 when it became a junior college. In 1941, the school was accredited as a four-year college and was renamed Bethune-Cookman College.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 154, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida

Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
subject: Bethune, Mary Jane McLeod, 1875-1955
description: The Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (SFCWC) sometime between 1920 and 1955. Photographed in the front row from left to right is Margaret Murray Washington (Mrs. Booker T. Washington), Mary McLeod Bethune, Lucy Craft Laney, and Mary Jackson McCrorey. The second Row from left to right is Janie Porter Barrett, M.L. Crosthwaite, Charlotte Hawkins Brown, and Eugenia Burns Hope. SFCWC was founded by Dr. Bethune in 1920 to united state club federations from Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Virginia. The organization sought to combat school desegregation and to improve health facilities. Dr. Bethune also served as the SFCWC's first president from 1920 to 1925. Under her leadership, the group was able to found a state home for delinquent, young, African-American women and establish and operate the Home for Delinquent Girls in Ocala in 1921.
source: Original 10 x 8 inch black and white photographic print: Living room, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune
subject: Bethune, Mary Jane McLeod, 1875-1955
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
subject: Civil rights--Florida
description: Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, the founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dr. Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina, on July 10, 1875. In October of 1904, she founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls. In 1923, the school merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and then became affiliated with the Methodist Church the following year. The school served as a co-educational high school until 1931 when it became a junior college. In 1941, the school was accredited as a four-year college and was renamed Bethune-Cookman College. Dr. Bethune served as the college president from 1923 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1947. Dr. Bethune was also active in civil rights and women's rights. She founded the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (SFCWC) in 1920. She also campaigned for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 and was offered a position in his Black Cabinet after he won the election. Dr. Bethune died in Daytona Beach on May 18, 1955.
creator: Sykes Photo
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida

Crowd for the Rolling Stones at Rock Superbowl XII
subject: Rolling Stones
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Concerts
subject: Rock concerts
subject: Stadiums--Florida
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Rock music--United States
description: The crowd at Rock Superbowl XII featuring the Rolling Stones at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on October 25, 1981. The ticket price was $15.60, including tax, and the show began at noon, with the doors opening at 9 am. The opening act was Van Halen. The concert was promoted by Cellar Door Productions and Beach Club Productions. This photograph was taken by Orlando radio personality, Mick Dolan. The Rolling Stones are an English rock and blues band formed in 1962 that have become one of the most successful musical acts of all time. The band enjoyed the height of their commercial and critical success during the 1960s and 1970s. The Tangerine Bowl has also been known as Orlando Stadium, the Citrus Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and is currently known as Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. It opened in 1936 and has been home to numerous sporting and entertainment events throughout its existence. The Rolling Stones 1981 Tour was the first time a band had a corporate sponsorship, allowing Jovan Musk to pay them several million dollars to sponsor the tour without the band having to officially endorse the company. The band explained that "selling out" to corporate sponsors would help keep ticket prices down. The average ticket price was $16 and the tour grossed $50 million in tickets sales, the highest of any tour in 1981. This would be the last time the band toured the United States until 1989.
creator: Dolan, Mick
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
contributor: Dolan, Mick
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Mark Samansky
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Disc jockeys--United States
subject: Shock radio
subject: Radio--United States
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Rock music--United States
description: Mark Samansky, a popular radio personality, a pioneering DJ, and one of the earliest "shock jocks" in Orlando, Florida. He was half of the iconic “Baxter and Mark Show," which aired from 5:30 am to 10:00 am weekdays on 100.3 WDIZ-FM, from 1983 to 1992. Known for his twisted and irreverent sense of humor, extensive knowledge of rock music, and musical parodies, Samansky performed on-air and at various small Orlando venues, Samansky was a staple of rock radio in the region for 20 years. Samansky's radio career began in 1976 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, before he moved to Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and finally, Houston, Texas, where he began a hit show with fellow disc jockey Alan Baxter, "The Baxter and Mark Show," which they brought to Orlando in 1983. The show was the #1 rated radio show among adults 18 to 34 years old in Orlando for a period. Samansky left the show in 1992 and moved to 740 WWNZ-AM in Orlando, where he remained until he was fired in 1993 for an off-color comment he made on-air. He next moved to the Orlando classic-rock station 96.5 WHTQ-FM, experiencing a ratings-topping summer in 1996 among 25- to 54-year-olds. Samansky later served a one-year stint at 101.1 WJRR-FM in 2000 alongside Larry the Cable Guy, and helped produce the future-famous comedian's first album. Samansky passed away in 2011.
creator: Dolan, Mick
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
contributor: Dolan, Mick
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: WDIZ-FM, Orlando, Florida

Alan Baxter and Mick Dolan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Longwood (Fla.)
subject: Disc jockeys--United States
subject: Shock radio
subject: Radio--United States
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Rock music--United States
description: Alan Baxter, an unidentified man, and radio personality, radio personality Mick Dolan, on May 5, 2012, at the Shovelhead Lounge in Longwood, Florida. The three men are wearing black t-shirts with a photograph of Mark Samansky and the caption, "CINCO DE MARKO" printed on them. Baxter and Samansky co-hosted the "Baxter and Mark Show," which aired from 5:30 am to 10:00 am weekdays on 100.3 WDIZ-FM, from 1983 to 1992. Known for their twisted and irreverent sense of humor, extensive knowledge of rock music, and musical parodies, the pair performed on-air and at various small Orlando venues and was a staple of rock radio in Orlando. Samansky passed away in 2011, and "Cinco de Marko" became a celebration of his life, since he was born on May 5.
creator: Dolan, Mick
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
contributor: Dolan, Mick
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Shovelhead Lounge, Longwood, Florida

Mick Dolan's Ticket Stub and Press Pass Collection
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Lakeland (Fla.)
subject: Concerts
subject: Rock concerts
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Pop music
subject: Soul music--United States
description: A collection of ticket stubs and press passes from Orlando radio personality, Mick Dolan. The items are collectively mounted and framed, along with several guitar picks, business cards and stickers. Some of the ticket stubs include Twisted Sister at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland, Florida, on October 19, 1984; Uriah Heep on October 4, 1986; The Romantics on June 20, 1984; The Police at Rock Super Bowl XIX on October 29, 1983; The B-52's at Orlando Seminole Jai Alai Fronton in Fern Park on July 1983; Joe Jackson at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Orlando on March 30, 1983; and Bob Seger, Triumph, and Men at Work. Some of the press passes include Molly Hatchet's 1986-1987 Tour; Ratt at Orange County Civic Center in Orlando on December 6, 1985; Van Halen at Lakeland Civic Center on January 22, 1984;, Elvis Costello at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre on August 5, 1984; Foghat at Tom's Point After Lounge in Orlando on November 13, 1983; Men at Work's 1985 Tour; Pat Travers Band's 1986 Tour; Rick Springfield's 1983 World Tour; Iron Maiden; REO Speed Wagon; STYX; Ted Nugent; Triumph;, A Flock of Seagulls; and Yes.
creator: Dolan, Mick
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
contributor: Dolan, Mick
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando Seminole Jai Alai Fronton, Fern Park, Florida
coverage: Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida
coverage: Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Tom's Point After Lounge, Orlando, Florida

Pre-Cooler at the Nelson and Company Packing Plant, 1973
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Celery industry
subject: Packing industry
subject: Precooling
description: The Nelson and Company Packing plant and a pre-cooler. The company was originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The Wheeler Fertilizer Plant was a holding of Nelson and Company. The original plant was destroyed in a fire in 1947, but eventually rebuilt six months later. Nelson and Company is located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District, and was incorparated in September of 2001. The 80-acre district encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf in 1973 for an aerial survey of Oviedo.
creator: DeWolf, Henry
source: Original 20 x 16 inch color photograph by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
contributor: Evans, Arthur
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Nelson and Company Packing Plant, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Wheeler Fertilizer Plant, Oviedo, Florida

Nelson and Company Packing Plant and Wheeler Fertilizer Plant, 1973
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Celery Industry
subject: Fertilizer industry--Florida
description: The Nelson and Company Packing Plant, as well as the Wheeler Fetilizer Company Plant. The company was originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The Wheeler Fertilizer Plant was a holding of Nelson and Company. The original plant was destroyed in a fire in 1947, but eventually rebuilt six months later. Nelson and Company is located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District, and was incorparated in September of 2001. The 80-acre district encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf in 1973 for an aerial survey of Oviedo.
creator: DeWolf, Henry
source: Original 20 x 16 inch color photographs by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
contributor: Evans, Arthur
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Nelson and Company Packing Plant, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Wheeler Fertilizer Plant, Oviedo, Florida

Citizens Bank of Oviedo, 1973
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Banks and banking--Florida
description: The Citizens Bank of Oviedo, which originally opened on East Broadway Street on July 2, 1946. The land on which the bank sits was originally the Bill Browning celery farm. The Citizens Bank of Oviedo took in over half a million dollars in deposits on its first day, with B. F. Wheeler as president, C. R. Clonts as vice president, and Charles Shaffer as the cashier. In 1949, the bank moved to the Memorial Building, which is located at 38 South Central Avenue. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf for an aerial survey of Oviedo, Florida. On March 25, 1974, the Citizens' Bank of Oviedo reopened at 156 Geneva Drive. The bank is now the Citizens' Bank of Florida with locations throughout Seminole County.
creator: DeWolf, Henry
source: Original 20 x 16 inch color photograph by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
contributor: Evans, Arthur
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Citizen's Bank of Oviedo, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

Kolb Family Home
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Houses
subject: Art--Florida
description: A watercolor drawing of the Kolb family home in Oviedo, Florida, in 2000. This item was drawn Jacqui Johnson, a neighbor of the Kolbs, as a gift for Julie Kolb, the matriarch of the family.
creator: Johnson, Jacqui
source: Original 7 x 9 inch watercolor drawing by Jacqui Johnson: Private Collection of Dane Kolb.
contributor: Kolb, Dane
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

2008 Oviedo High School Golden Bananas Best Supporting Actor Trophy
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Theater--Southern States
subject: High schools--Florida
description: Oviedo High School Best Supporting Actor Golden Bananas Award, 2008. It was awarded to Dane Kolb for his performance as The Wizard in the Oviedo High School Theatre Department's production of the musical comedy, Once Upon a Mattress. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Oviedo High School
source: Original 6 x 18 inch trophy: Oviedo High School Golden Bananas Award for Best Supporting Actor, Dane Kolb, 2008: Private Collection of Dane Kolb.
contributor: Kolb, Dane
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida.

Elegant Visitor
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
subject: Yachts--Florida
subject: Boats
subject: Harbors--Florida
subject: Marinas--United States
description: A newspaper article from The Seminole Star of an 85-foot yacht from Fort Pierce arriving in the sheltered harbor of Lake Monroe in Sanford, Florida. According to the caption, the harbor ranked high among Central Florida marinas for berthing and other services. The photograph was taken by Bob Frey around 1977.
creator: Frey, Bob
source: Original newspaper article: Frey, Bob. "Elegant Visitor." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Monroe, Sanford, Florida

And Then There's Henry Walcott...Not So Pleased
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Antiques--Southern States
subject: Furniture--Southern States
description: A newspaper article about Henry Walcott, an Oviedo resident who has watched the small community grow into the bustling town it became after the arrival of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the 1960s. This article is significant in that Walcott is able to describe Oviedo as it once was, giving insight into Oviedo's past. The article was published in The Seminole Star around 1970 and its photographs were taken by Janice Abrams.
source: Original newspaper article: "And Then There's Henry Wolcott...Not So Pleased." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Abrams, Janice
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Charm, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Daytona Beach, Florida

Wheeler, Mae King Reign Over Festivities: Thousands Celebrate Oviedo Centennial
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Centennials
subject: Stone, Richard, 1928-
description: A newspaper article detailing Oviedo centennial celebrations at Oviedo High School on March 9, 1979. Senator Richard Bernard Stone was in attendance for the fesitivities and helped to crown Mae King and B. F. Wheeler Jr., manager of the Wheeler Fertilizer Plant, as Queen and King of the Centennial. The article was published in The Oviedo Outlook on March 15, 1979.
creator: Milligan, Meg
source: Original newspaper article: "Wheeler, Mae King Reign Over Festivities: Thousands Celebrate Oviedo Centennial." The Oviedo Outlook, March 15, 1979: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Between the Celery Stalks: Theodore Mead Sure Left His Mark on Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Engineers--Florida
description: A newspaper column in The Oviedo Outlook entitled "Between the Celery Stalks." Here, local residents could submit interesting stories or tidbits for inclusion in the newspaper. This particular column, written by Janet Foley, was about horticulturalist local Oviedoan, Theodore "Teddy" Luqueer Mead and his housing development called Mead Manor. Originally from New York, Mead's long interest in biology and botany brought him to Florida during the late 19th century, when he settled first in Eustis, then later Oviedo on Lake Charm, with the intent of growing oranges. Mead and his wife would become integral members of the social fabtic of the Oveido community.
creator: Foley, Janet
source: Original newspaper article: Foley, Janet. "Between the Celery Stalks: Theodore Mead Sure Left His Mark on Oviedo." The Oviedo Outlook: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mead Manor, Oviedo, Florida

This Tree House Tops All
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Treehouses
subject: Cypresses
subject: Trees--Florida
description: A newspaper article about farmer George M. Arie who built a treehouse off State Road 419 in an area known as Arie Corner. The article details how it moved the tree, built the treehouse and where he resided at the time of publication.
creator: Frey, Bob
source: Original newspaper article: Frey, Bob. "This Tree House Tops All." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Arie Corner, Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo Area Map and Business Guide
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: An area map of Oviedo, Florida, and its surrounding areas. A number of advertisements from the businesses surrond the perimeter of the map. While the date is unknown, the map is believed to have been published sometime between 1970 and 1978. The Timucuan Native Americans originally inhabited the area of present-day Oviedo, although the remains of their settlements have disappeared. Homesteaders arrived along the shores of Lake Jesup in 1865 just after the Civil War ended and began growing celery and citrus. The area was called the Lake Jesup Community until March 13, 1879, when postmaster Andrew Aulin, a Swedish immigrant, chose the name Oviedo.
source: Original map by Willett Ad Maps: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: Willett Ad Map
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Citizen's Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Saw and Mower, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Meat World, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Body and Paint Shop, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: RCA C&R TV Sales and Services, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Eileen's Creative Mud Ceramics, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Albert's Jewelers, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Florists, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Ci Gi's, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Child Care Center, Inc., Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Cedar Chest of Fashion Fabrics, Oviedo, Florida

Youths Charged with Burglary
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Crime--Florida
subject: Juvenile delinquency--Florida
subject: Schools
description: A newspaper article from the The Seminole Star about a burglary that occurred at the Sanford Grammar School in Sanford, Florida. Five underaged youths were involved in the burglary and charged with stealing approximately $175 in school supplies candy, and snacks. All stolen goods were recovered outside the school. Sanford Grammar School which is now the Sanford Student Museum and Public History Center, is a Romanqsque Revival style building designed by Florida architect Wilbur B. Talley and built in 1902. Also known as Sanford High School and the Margaret K. Reynolds building, it was designated as a National Historic Place in 1984.
source: Original newspaper article: "Youths Charged with Burglary." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida

Tax Study Group Meets Wednesday
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Taxation--Florida
description: A newspaper article from The Seminole Star discussing the Tax Study Commission that was formed to analyze the issue of double taxation in Seminole County, Florida. The 12-member commission was chaired by State Senator John Vogt (D-Cocoa Beach) and was scheduled to meet in Courtroom A of the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Florida. Other members included Tom McDonald, Bo Simpson, Dick Crenshaw, Don Rathel, Tony Russi, and John Krider of Sanford; and Joann Henningsen, Ray Lewis, J. Bruce Thorne, William Fernandez, Johnny Conley, and John Evans, Jr. of Oviedo.
source: Original newspaper article: "Tax Study Group Meets Wednesday." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole County Courthouse, Sanford, Florida

Altamonte to Vote on Sewer Bill
subject: Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
subject: Sewage--United States
subject: Sanitation--Florida
subject: Construction industry--Florida
description: A newspaper article from The Seminole Star discussing the construction on the Keller Road Sewer Treatment Plant in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The construction was completed by the Tuttle-White Construction Company of Orlando and the Lee Construction Company of Sanford. The construction, at time of the publication, was nearly 72 percent complete, with the plant becoming fully operational by September of that year.
source: Original newspaper article: "Altamonte to Vote on Sewer Bill." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Altamonte Springs City Hall, Altamonte Springs, Florida

CofC, City to Meet on Building Lease
subject: Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
subject: Casselberry (Fla.)
subject: Chambers of commerce
subject: Leases--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
description: A newspaper article from The Seminole Star discussing the Altamonte Springs-Casselberry Chamber of Commerce's leasing issue with the city government. The Chamber of Commerce had been paying $1 a year to rent out a city-owned building. Florida Attorney General Robert Shevins, who said the terms of the agreement were to be renoegoitated, because the city could not charge the Chamber of Commerce lesser rent than they would any other organization.
source: Original newspaper article: "CofC, City to Meet on Building Lease." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Altamonte Springs, Florida

County Reviews SR 46A Plans
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Florida. Department of Transportation
description: A newspaper article from The Seminole Star discussing a feasibility study regarding project plans to construct an exchange for Florida State Road 46A and Interstate Highway 4. A committe was set to review the plans for the proposed project. However, Altamone Springs Mayor Norman Floyd expressed his opinion that funds should upgrading interchanges at SR 436 and 434. After retiring in 1980, Floyd was the last mayor of Altamonte Springs as the city changed to a city manager form of local govenrment.
source: Original newspaper article: "County Reviews SR 46A Plans." The Seminole Star: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Seminole Star
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Altamonte Springs, Florida

Letter from James "Jim" P. Clugston to Harold L. Moody (October 18,1961)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Introduced organisms
subject: Colocasia
subject: Taro
subject: Plants--Florida
description: A letter of correspondence between Harold L. Moody and James "Jim" P. Clugston, both fishery biologists working for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission (merged into the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 1999). The letter discusses the identification of a plant specimen found near Lake Apopka by Harold L. Moody and identified by Erdman West as Taro, Colocasia esculenta. Taro is native to Africa and considered an invasive species in Florida. Taro was introduced to the Americas as a food crop for slaves. This letter may serve as evidence of the introduction of this plant to Central Florida by 1967.
creator: Clugston, James P.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from James "Jim" P. Clugston to Harold L. Moody, October 18,1961: binder 1961, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Leesburg, Florida
coverage: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey of Lake Apopka
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Geological surveys--United States
description: A U.S. Department of the Interior, Water Resources Division survey of Lake Apopka's water quality. This data was collected at Winter Garden, Florida, in 1959 and 1961. Winter Garden is located on the southern shore of Lake Apopka.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page geological survey by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Water Resources Division, 1961: binder 1961, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Water Resources Division
contributor: Anderson
contributor: Joyner
contributor: WFL
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Winter Garden, Florida

Lake Apopka Chemical-Physical Data, August and September 1956
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Montverde (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Geological surveys--United States
subject: Oakland (Fla.)
description: A water quality survey for Lake Apopka. Samples shown were taken by Harold L. Moody, a fishery biologist working for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The samples were drawn from several locations across the lake, over a range of one month. Included in the table is data from the U.S. Ecological Survey of Lake Apopka from 1924. The lake was considered mainly pristine in 1924 and the muck farms considered responsible for much of the pollution in the lake were not constructed until 1941. Bass fishing in Lake Apopka was considered world-class until the 1950s. This table shows an massive increase in sulfate levels in the lake since 1924, ranging from an increase of 4 to 10 times.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page survey by the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, 1956: binder 1961, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
contributor: Moody, Harold L.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oakland, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Montverde, Florida
coverage: Gourd Neck, Florida
coverage: Hog Island, Florida

Outline of Lake Apopka, July 1957
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Oakland (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Lake--Florida
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Geological surveys--United States
description: An outline map of Lake Apopka, created by the Lake and Stream Survey for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The outline shows the major towns bordering the lake, Oakland and Winter Garden. It also identifies key landmarks on Lake Apopka, such as Gourd's Neck, Hog Island, and various hay stacks. Fish camps are also shown ringing the lake. The division between Lake and Orange Counties is shown cutting across the lake.
source: Photocopy of original map by the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, July 1957: binder 1961, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Oakland, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Gourd Neck, Florida
coverage: Beauclair Canal, Florida
coverage: Hog Island, Florida
coverage: Crown Point, Florida
coverage: Hull's Point, Florida
coverage: Pine Island Point, Florida
coverage: Smith's Island, Montverde, Florida
coverage: Ferndale Camp, Florida

Letter from Harold L. Moody to James "Jim" P. Clugston (December 17, 1962)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Sewage--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Fish
description: A letter of correspondence between Harold L. Moody and James "Jim" P. Clugston. In the letter, Moody discusses the changes in Lake Apopka's water quality during the 1940s and 1950s. He provides a brief timeline of the creation of the muck farms on Apopka's north shore, and notes that Winter Garden has expanded their sewage treatment in the last half-decade. He also notes that the bass fishing on Lake Apopka has declined during the 1950s, considering the 1950-1951 bass season the last phenomenal year.
creator: Moody, Harold L.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from Harold L. Moody to James "Jim" P. Clugston, December 17, 162: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Oakland, Florida
coverage: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Beauclair Canal, Florida

Letter from O. E. Frye, Jr. to John A. Sutton (June 21, 1962)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Fish
description: A letter of correspondence from O. E. Frye, Jr., Assistant Director of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, to the Honorable John A. Sutton. The letter discusses possible legal action against those responsible for the 1962 Lake Apopka fish kill. Frye considers a successful legal action to be unlikely, and states his intention to explore possible regulations that could be applied to those responsible for the fish kill. The letter also congratulates Sutton on his success in the Democratic Primary Election, representing Florida's district 11, newly created that year, in the 1962 elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. He was later defeated by Republican Edward Gurney.
creator: Frye Jr., O. E.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from O. E. Frye, Jr. to John A. Sutton, June 21, 1962: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida

Lake Apopka Water Quality Measurements, 1961-1962
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A table of measurements of various dissolved substances found in Lake Apopka, gathered from random points across the surface of the lake in March 1961, September 1961, and January 1962.
source: Photocopy of original table: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Memorandum from W. R. Peavy, Jr. (July 23, 1962)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Parathion
description: A 1-page memorandum from W. R. Peavy, Jr., a fishery biologist with the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, regarding the May 1962 Lake Apopka fish kill. The memorandum revises the earlier estimate of fish killed, found in Harold L. Moody's memorandum toO. E. Frye, Jr., Assistant Director of the commission, from 50,000 lbs to 120,000 pounds. Frye states his belief that DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and parathion sprayed from agricultural aircraft were responsible for the kill. Samples of the dead fish were shipped to the University of North Carolina for analysis by Dr. Charles Weiss, Professor of Sanitary Science. The results were inconclusive regarding pesticides, as the cause of the kill due to decay suffered in transit. However, some samples did show evidence of exposure to pesticide.
creator: Peavy, W. R., Jr.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten memorandum from W. R. Peavy, Jr., July 23, 1962: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Tallahassee News Release, June 1962
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Parathion
subject: Sewage--United States
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Florida. State Board of Health
description: A news release from The Tallahassee News detailing the May 1962 fish kills on Lake Apopka. Two fish kills occurred within three days, killing an estimated three million pounds of gizzard and threadfin shad. Water samples were sent to the Florida State Board of Health for testing. The kills are believed to be a result of a combination of various pollutions, including pesticide from aerial spraying, fertilizer run-off, and waste discharge from sewage plants and citrus processing.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten press release, June 1962: The Tallahassee News, Tallahassee, Florida: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: The Tallahassee News
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida

A to Z: Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District Brochure
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Zellwood (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Agriculture--Florida
description: A brochure detailing the creation of the Zellwood Farming District. The brochure gives a timeline of the district's creation and funding, and gives data regarding the District's economic output and employment. The brochure also discusses the District's impact on Lake Apopka.
creator: Swanson, Henry
source: Photocopy of original 15-page brochure by Henry Swanson: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida

Letter from Harold L. Moody to O. E. Frye, Jr. (June 11, 1962)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florid
subject: Fish
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Pollution--Florida
subject: Parathion
description: A letter of correspondence from Harold L. Moody, fishery biologist, to O. E. Frye, Jr., Assistant Director of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The letter discusses a fish kill on Lake Apopka in May 1962. Moody reports that eyewitnesses observed an agricultural spray plane disperse pesticides over the lake shortly before the fish kill began. Fish kills are usually associated with low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water. Moody notes that his samples showed the oxygen levels to be low, but rather than being evenly dispersed through the lake, the fish kill was concentrated at the north shore adjacent to the farming operations. Moody also notes the presence of dead reptiles and amphibians not normally found during an oxygen-related kill. The fish kill was estimated at 50,000 pounds, at that time the largest fish kill of 1962.
creator: Moody, Harold L.
source: Photocopy of original 2-page letter from Harold L. Moody to O. E. Frye, Jr., June 11, 1962: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Leesburg, Florida
coverage: Tallahasse, Florida

Lake Apopka, Florida Fish Kill Report by Eugene W. Surber
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Oakland (Fla.)
subject: Zellwood (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A report by Eugene W. Surber on the May 1963 Lake Apopka Fish Kill. Surber describes his visit to Lake Apopka, Florida, and examines samples of dead and dying fish recovered from the lake. It is estimated that roughly 3 millions pounds of fish were killed in May 1963. Surber interviews several locals regarding aerial spraying of pesticide and its correlation to the Apopka fish kills. He concludes that pesticide the most likely cause of the fish kills, due to the extremely fast and intermittent nature of the kills.
creator: Surber, E. W.
source: Photocopy of original 5-page typewritten report: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: Aquatic Biology Section, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cincinnati, Ohio
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Oakland, Florida

Letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich (July 25, 1963)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: DDT (Insecticide)
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A letter of correspondence from John R. Thoman, the Regional Director of the Water Supply and Pollution Control Division of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to A. D. Aldrich, the Director of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The letter discusses the analysis of the samples taken by Eugene W. Surber during his visit to Lake Apopka, Florida, in June 1963. Analysis of fish samples performed by chemists with the Department of Health found large concentrations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) were in the bass fish samples. According to the letter, Thoman does not believe these concentrations necessarily indicate DDT poisoning as the cause of death.
creator: Thoman, John R.
source: Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich, July 25, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Cincinnati, Ohio
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia
coverage: Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida

Letter from F. G. Banks to Clayton Phillippy (September 5, 1963)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A letter of correspondence from F. G. Banks, the Assistant Chief of the Fisheries Division of the Florida Game and Freshwater Commission, to Clayton Phillippy, a biologist with the commission. The letter describes an attached report by Doyle C. Golden regarding pesticide content in Lake Apopka fish samples and makes recommendations for future samples.
creator: Banks, F. G.
source: Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from F. G. Banks to Clayton Phillippy, September 5, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Lakeland, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Letter from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman to Henry F. Swanson (June 19, 1963)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A letter of correspondence from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman, the Killarney Fish Camp Operator, to Henry F. Swanson, the Orange County Agriculture Extension Agent. The letter is written in response to a farming brochure, "A to Zellwood", describing the Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District. Sherman disputes some of the claims made in this brochure, and reminds Swanson that experts convened by the State in June 1963 to examine the fish kills in Lake Apopka did not rule out pesticides as the cause of death.
creator: Sherman, Robert "Bob" W.
source: Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten letter from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman to Henry F. Swanson, June 19, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Killarney, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Inspection of Fish Kills at Lake Apopka, Florida
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A report detailing Thomas L. Wellborn, Jr.'s visit to Lake Apopka, Florida in June 1963. Wellborn, a biologist with the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife of the Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, visited Lake Apopka to examine fish for signs of disease. Though some fish parasites were identified, Wellborn found no evidence of infectious diseases among the moribund fish in Lake Apopka. Samples were taken and sent to be examined for viral disease. Wellborn details his observations of planes spraying pesticides into Lake Apopka on three separate mornings.
source: Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten report, June 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Atlanta, Georgia
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida

Letter from Doyle C. Golden to A. D. Aldrich (August 26, 1963)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Water conservation
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A letter of correspondence from Doyle C. Golden, the Administrative Assistant for the Division of Chemistry of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to A. D. Aldrich, the Director of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The report gives data from the analysis of fish samples collected from Lake Apopka, Florida, by Chester Burke and L. E. Cromwell on June 24-25, 1963. DDT and DDT metabolites were found to be present in all samples examined.
creator: Golden, Doyle C.
source: Photocopy of original 3-page typewritten letter from Doyle C. Golden to A. D. Aldrich, August 26, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Apopka Beauclair Canal, Florida
coverage: Hog Island, Florida
coverage: Crown Point, Florida
coverage: Pine Island Point, Florida

Lake Apopka Woes Not Answered
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A newspaper article from The Orlando Evening Star from December 18, 1963. The article discusses the current polluted state of Lake Apopka and various theories about the source of Lake Apopka's problems. The article also mentions possible methods to clean up the lake.
creator: Rider, Don
source: Photocopy of original newspaper article: Rider, Don. "Lake Apopka Woes Not Answered." The Orlando Evening Star: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
publisher: The Orlando Evening Star
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Zellwood, Florida

Memorandum from L. E. Cromwell to John W. Woods (May 20, 1963)
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Fishing--Florida
description: A memorandum from L. E. Cromwell, a fisheries biologist, to John W. Woods, the Chief of Fish Management for the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The memo describes water samples drawn from Lake Apopka, Florida, by Cromwell and gives his observations of a May 1963 fish kill.
creator: Cromwell, L. E.
source: Photocopy of original 2-page memorandum from L. E. Cromwell to John W. Woods, May 20, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Winter Haven, Florida
coverage: Pine Island Point, Florida
coverage: Smith's Island, Montverde, Florida
coverage: Gourd Neck, Florida
coverage: Apopka Beauclair Canal, Florida
coverage: Hull's Point, Florida

Conference on Lake Apopka Fish Kills, June 12, 1963
subject: Lake Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Water quality--Florida
subject: Pesticides--United States
subject: Fishing--Florida
subject: Insecticides--United States
subject: Pollution--Florida
description: A report by Harold L. Moody for a conference held by various state officials to investigate the fish kills in Lake Apopka, Florida. Moody's notes describe the current fish kill, some past kills, and efforts by the different State departments to investigate the fish kills. Various causes of the fish kills are discussed. Moody disagrees with the State Board of Health that oxygen supersaturation is causing the kills; Moody believes the cause is either pesticides or an unknown fish disease.
creator: Moody, Harold L.
source: Photocopy of original 5-page typewritten report, June 12, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Apopka, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Angebilt Hotel, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Oakland, Florida

A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm in Slavia
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Celery
subject: Celery industry
subject: Farms--Florida
subject: Farming
description: The A. Duda and Sons farm in Slavia, Florida, in the 1970s. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.
source: Original 4 x 6 inch color photograph: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm, Slavia, Florida

A. Duda and Sons Celery Packing House
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Celery
subject: Celery industry
subject: Packing-houses--United States
subject: Packing industry
subject: Labor--Florida
subject: Laborers--United States
subject: Employees--United States
description: The A. Duda and Son's packing house in Slavia, Florida, around 1945. This photograph features of number African-American workers packing the celery crop for shipping and distribution. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.
source: Original 4 x 6 inch black and white photograph: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm, Slavia, Florida

A. Duda and Sons Mule Train
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Celery
subject: Celery industry
subject: Farms--Florida
subject: Farming
subject: Labor--Florida
subject: Laborers--United States
subject: Employees--United States
description: A Mule Train on the A. Duda and Sons farm in Slavia, Florida, sometime between 1940 and 1945. Mule Trian was the name of the motorized factory that Duda farm workers used to harvest celery from the 1940s through the 1970s. It was named after a popular song in the 1950s. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.
source: Original 4 x 6 inch black and white photographs: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm, Slavia, Florida

Harvest at the A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm in Slavia
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Celery
subject: Celery industry
subject: Farms--Florida
subject: Farming
subject: Labor--Florida
subject: Laborers--United States
subject: Employees--United States
description: The A. Duda and Sons farm in Salvia, Florida, around 1940. African-American workers are photographed cleaning up a celery field after a harvest. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida to try his hand at farming. Initially successful growing Irish potatoes, the market value of the crop could not cover shipping costs and the Duda family struggled financially to survive. Soon after they returned to Cleveland, where Duda and his sons worked in a factory to support the family. By 1926, the Duda family had saved enough money to return to Slavia. This time, their crops prospered and they formed A. Duda and Sons. The family owned company remains in existence today and is an international brand with locations across the globe.
source: Original 4 x 6 inch black and white photograph: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: A. Duda and Sons Celery Farm, Slavia, Florida

Oviedo Citizens in Action
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Civil rights--Florida
subject: Civil rights movements--Florida
subject: Equal rights
subject: African Americans--Florida
description: Oviedo Citizens in Action (OCIA) at the Oviedo School in Oviedo, Florida, around 1969. OCIA is a community organization that fought for equal and civil rights within the Greater Oviedo area. The group helped to desegregate a number of local businesses, including a barbershop, through non-violent protest. Although the OCIA is a predominantly African-American organization, the organization also includes members of all races. The still organizes today and is lead by President Danny McKinney, as of 2015.
source: Original newspaper photograph: The Sanford Herald: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
publisher: The Sanford Herald
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo School, Oviedo, Florida

War Ration Book Four: Prince Butler Boston
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Rationing--United States
description: This World War II-era war ration book belonged to Prince Butler Boston, a prominent African American leader in Oviedo, Florida, who was integral to creating a vibrant black community in Seminole County through industry and his patronage. Boston was the son of a Georgia slave owner, Dr. Alexander Atkinson, who moved to Central Florida in 1885, when Boston was 14 years old. After the citrus freeze during the 1890s, Atkinson abandoned citrus growing and moved to Miami, leaving most his land to Boston. Boston was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for nearly 61 years, beginning in 1886 until his death in 1947. He was ordained as a deacon in the church and also became the superintendent of the Sunday school, as well. Once membership in the church began to grow, he designed a second choir stand and two additional classrooms. Boston also gave five acres of land to the church to build a cemetery, which is now known as the Boston Hill Cemetery. In May 1942, the U.S. Office of Price Administration froze prices on everyday goods, such as coffee, sugar, and gasoline. Families were issued war ration books and tokens, which dictated how many and how much goods could be purchased by any one family. Various types of rationing included certificate rationing, differential coupon rationing, point rationing, and uniform coupon rationing. Sugar is an example of uniform coupon rationing which provided equal shares of a single product to every American; point rationing issued coupons for points. Theses points could be used for any combination of items in processed foods and meats. Differential coupon rationing provided products based on varying needs. These products included gasoline and fuel oil. In the case of certificate rationing, individuals had to demonstrate need for the products, such as tires, cars, and stoves.
source: Original war ration book: U.S. Office of Price Administration: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
publisher: U.S. Office of Price Administration
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Boston Hill Cemetery Dedication
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: African Americans--Florida
description: A legal document for the dedication of five acres land for the Boston Hill Cemetery, an African-American cemetery located at 199 Boston Cemetery Road in Oviedo, Florida. The dedication deed was signed by Prince Butler Boston and E. Garvin, who were representing the Board of Trustees of the Boston Cemetery, on October 12, 1926. The document was approved by N. E. Douglass, the Seminole County Clerk, on November 3, and was then approved by A. M. Weeks, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the following day, The deed was then notarized on June 6, 1927, and approved by surveyor Allen H. Stone on November 4, 1928. Prince Butler Boston was the son of a Georgia slave owner, Dr. Alexander Atkinson, who moved to Central Florida in 1885, when he was 14 years old. After the citrus freeze during the 1890s, Atkinson abandoned citrus growing and migrated to Miami, leaving most his land to his son. Boston was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for nearly 61 years, beginning in 1886 until his death in 1947. He was ordained as a deacon in the church and also became the superintendent of the Sunday school. Once membership in the church began to grow, he designed a second choir stand and two additional classrooms.
source: Original 1-page dedication deed: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Prince Butler
contributor: Garvin, E.
contributor: Stone, Allen H.
contributor: Weeks, A. M.
contributor: Carraousyl, G. E.
contributor: Douglass, N. E.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Boston Hill Cemetery, Oviedo, Florida

The 1850 and 1860 Census, Schedule 2, Slave Inhabitants
subject: Census--United States
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slaves--United States
subject: United States. Congress
subject: Congress
subject: United States. Senate
subject: Senate
subject: United States. House of Representatives
subject: Population--United States
subject: Underwood, Joseph R. (Joseph Rogers), 1791-1876
subject: Davis, John, 1787-1854
description: Two pages from a larger digital article, "The 1850 and 1860 Census, Schedule 2, Slave Inhabitants," from the AfriGeneas Library, which dedicates itself to literature concerning African-American genealogy, as well as researching African ancestry in the Americas. This excerpt discusses a Congressional debate from the first session of the 31st Congress. The focus of the debate was whether to name slaves (listing their name, age, sex, etc.) using the newly proposed U.S. Census tables, or to simply enumerate them, getting an aggregate number for census purposes.
creator: Paterson, David E.
source: Original digital article: Paterson, David E. "The 1850 and 1860 Census, Schedule 2, Slave Inhabitants": Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools, 1890-1967
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Elementary schools--United States
subject: Middle schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Educators--Florida
description: In 2001, former students of the African-American schools planned a class reunion for alumni who attended the schools between 1953 and 1967. The schools included were Oviedo Colored School (later called Oviedo Elementary School), Jackson Heights Elementary School, Geneva Colored School, Wagner Colored School, Kolokee Colored School, and Gabriella Colored School. This booklet details the history of black community's drive to create a place to educate the children of the community with a general overview and timeline of the consolidation of the Oviedo-area schools into two distinct campuses in the predominantly African-American Jackson Heights neighborhood. This document demonstrates segregation in education in Seminole County, Florida, a subject that has not be fully explored in relation to Oviedo's history.
creator: The World Outside Reunion
source: Original 76-page booklet: The World Outside Reunion, "A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools": Judith Smith Publishing: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
publisher: Judith Smith Publishing
contributor: Mitchell Studio
contributor: Jameson Studio
contributor: Raymond Studio
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Red School House, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Jackson Heights Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Orange Academy, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Seminole Academy, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Oviedo Junior High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Geneva Colored School, Geneva, Florida
coverage: Wagner Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Kolokee Colored School, Kolokee, Geneva, Florida, Gabriella Colored School, Gabriella, Oviedo, Florida

Map of Boston Hill Cemetery
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: African Americans--Florida
description: A map of the Boston Hill Cemetery, an African-American cemetery located at 199 Boston Cemetery Road in Oviedo, Florida. The dedication deed was signed by Prince Butler Boston and E. Garvin, who were representing the Board of Trustees of the Boston Cemetery, on October 12, 1926. The document was approved by N. E. Douglass, the Seminole County Clerk, on November 3, and was then approved by A. M. Weeks, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the following day, The deed was then notarized on June 6, 1927, and approved by surveyor Allen H. Stone on November 4, 1928, Prince Butler Boston was the son of a Georgia slave owner, Dr. Alexander Atkinson, who moved to Central Florida in 1885, when he was 14 years old. After the citrus freeze during the 1890s, Atkinson abandoned citrus growing and migrated to Miami, leaving most his land to his son. Boston was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for nearly 61 years, beginning in 1886 until his death in 1947. He was ordained as a deacon in the church and also became the superintendent of the Sunday school. Once membership in the church began to grow, he designed a second choir stand and two additional classrooms.
source: Non-certified copy of original map: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
contributor: Boston, Ida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Boston Hill Cemetery, Oviedo, Florida

Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting of The Oviedo Voice, Inc. (April 15, 1993)
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Newspapers--United States
description: The meeting minutes from the shareholders' meeting of The Oviedo Voice, Inc. held on April 15, 1993. The Oviedo Voice, was the local newspaper that served Oviedo, Florida and its surrounding communities for nearly 23 years. A few of the shareholders' are descendants of Oviedo's Founding families, including Arthur Evans and Ces Lawton. The bulk of the minutes written by Secretary Frances Crews focused on the officer nominations for the new board. Other discussion included advertisement sales, a new computer accounting system, and a telemarking program.
creator: Crew, Frances
source: Original minutes by Frances Crews, April 15, 1993: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Nelson and Company, Oviedo, Florida

A Time to Keep: History of the First Methodist Church of Oviedo, Florida, 1873-1973
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Methodist church--Southern States
subject: Methodism
subject: Methodists--Southern States
description: A centennial celebration program booklet for the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 Ruth Street in Oviedo, Florida. The program covers the events of the day, centennial celebrations, the church history, and a number of hymns and sermons. The Methodist Church has a far-reaching history in the South that goes back to the schism of 1844. Divided by the issue of slavery, Southern churches moved to create their own polity during a conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The Southern church eventually reunited with the elder Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as the Methodist Presbyterian Church in 1939, becoming a single polity. In 1940, more conservative congregations dissented from the merge and formed the Southern Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church was finally created on April 23, 1968, when the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church merged.
source: Original program, 1974: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
contributor: First United Methodist Church of Oviedo
contributor: Rutherford, David W.
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: First United Methodist Church, Oviedo, Florida

Ella Milner at Citizen's Bank of Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Dogs--Florida
description: Ella Milner in front of the Citizen's Bank of Oviedo, which originally opened on East Broadway Street on July 2, 1946. The land on which the bank sits was originally the Bill Browning celery farm. The Citizens Bank of Oviedo took in over half a million dollars in deposits on its first day, with B. F. Wheeler as president, C. R. Clonts as vice president, and Charles Shaffer as the cashier. In 1949, the bank moved to the Memorial Building, which is located at 38 South Central Avenue. On March 25, 1974, the Citizens' Bank of Oviedo reopened at 156 Geneva Drive. The bank is now the Citizens' Bank of Florida with locations throughout Seminole County.
creator: Beistel, Dan
source: Original 4 x 6 inch color photographs by Dan Beistel, 1980: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Citizen's Bank of Oviedo, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

City Sewerage System Nearing Construction
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Sewers
subject: Sewage--United States
description: In August of 1973, The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 7, August 1, 1973 reported that the Oviedo's new sanitary sewer system was still on schedule to be built that year. Through a joint effort between a group of developers, engineers, and city officials, the 10-acre site, just south of the city limits and east of Florida State Road 520, should generate enough revenue according to most projections.
source: Original newspaper article: "City Sewerage Nearing Construction." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 7, August 1, 1973, Vol. 1, No. 7, August 1, 1973: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Arthur Lott Acquitted of Assault: Circuit Jury Convicts Man on Resisting Charge
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Crime--Florida
subject: Trials--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on August 1, 1973. The article discusses the case of Arthur Lott, who was convicted by a circuit court jury of a lesser charge of resisting arrest without violence for his altercation with police office Arthur Barkley during a routine traffic stop. Lott was acquitted of aggravated assault charges, despite allegations that he pulled a knife on Officer Barkley. Lott was ultimately ordered to pay a $250 fine and received a two-year suspension.
source: Original newspaper article: "Circuit Jury Convicts Man on Resisting Charge." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 7, August 1, 1973: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Cigarettes Mower, Stolen; $1,200 Construction Theft
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Crime--Florida
subject: Theft--United States
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on August 1, 1973. This article details a number of thefts that were reported to the Oviedo City Police Department in August of 1973. These thefts included cigarettes, a mower, and a $1,200 construction theft.
source: Original newspaper article: "Cigarettes Mower, Stolen; $1,200 Construction Theft." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 7, August 1, 1973: Private Collection on Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo City Police Department, Oviedo, Florida

Teachers, Students Undergo Major Schedule Changes
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article discusses the schedule changes affecting certain English teachers and their students in order to maintain funding from the Enhanced Writing Program. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Keene, Karen
source: Original newspaper article: Keene, Karen. "Teachers, Students Undergo Major Schedule Changes." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

OHS Students Earn Credits by Examination
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
subject: Lake Mary (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article discusses the Secondary Level Examination Program (SLEP), which grants high school credits to students that successfully passed tests for courses. Several students from Oviedo High School, Lake Brantley High School, and Lake Mary High School earned credits from the examination. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original newspaper article: "Students Earn Credits by Examination." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida
coverage: Lake Mary High School, Lake Mary, Florida

Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article is about OHS honor student Belinda Bakalla, who was designated a Tusculum Scholar. Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee, awards each Tusculum Scholar a scholarship that covers tuition in full. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original newspaper article: "Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee

Norton Awarded by La Sertoma Club
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article is about OHS senior Ed Norton, who was chosen as the recipient of the La Sertoma Club award. The La Sertoma Club is an international, non-partisan, non-political, non-profit, and non-sectarian organization that focuses on youth and community needs and scholarships for over 80 years. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Walter, Cheryl
source: Original newspaper article: Walter, Cheryl. "Norton Awarded by La Sertoma Club." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Requirements for Athletes 'Raised'
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Sports--Florida
subject: Basketball--Florida
subject: Athletes--United States
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article reports on the new RAISE initiative, which established new requirements for Florida student athletes and how these requirements, as well as the academic standards set by the Florida High School Sports Association, have affected the OHS athletics program. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original newspaper article: "Requirements for Athletes 'Raised'." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayslett Win Freezer and Beef
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Holidays--United States
subject: Fourth of July
subject: 4th of July
subject: Independence Day (U.S.)
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on July 7, 1971. This article is about Oviedo's Fourth of July celebration that took place the previous weekend. According to the article, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayslett of Chuluota, Florida, won a General Electric freezer and a side of beef. A number of businesses and local community members participated in the celebration and sponsored a several games and prizes.
source: Original newspaper article: "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayslett Win Freezer and Beef." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 7, 1971: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: John Courier Field, Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Patron Donations Help Band
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Marching bands
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Sports--Florida
subject: Football--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on July 7, 1971. This article is the publication of an open letter by Oviedo High School band director, Richard A. Feinberg, asking for donations for the marching band. The article also outlines upcoming football games and marching band performances. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
creator: Feinberg, Richard A.
source: Original newspaper article: Feinberg, Richard A.. "Patron Donations Help Band." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 7, 1971: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida

Fire Association to Begin Drive
subject: Goldenrod (Fla.)
subject: Winter Springs (Fla.)
subject: Fire departments--United States
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on July 7, 1971. This article discusses the Seminole-Goldenrod Fire Association membership drive. Goldenrod formed its volunteer fire department in the 1950s with its own trucks and erected a building on Palmetto Avenue in Goldenrod, Florida, to serve both Orange County and Seminole County residents. Around 1969, Orange County established a fire department at that location at 4755 Palmetto Avenue. In order to service the Seminole County residents of Goldenrod, the volunteer fire department moved to this location and became the Seminole-Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department. The location was later taken over by Seminole County and renamed the Seminole County Fire Station 23.
creator: Mathers, Marilyn
source: Original newspaper article: Mathers, Marilyn. "Fire Association to Begin Drive." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 7, 1971: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole-Goldenrod Volunteer Fire Department, Goldenrod, Florida

Oviedo with 24 Hour Police Protection
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Police--Florida
subject: Law enforcement--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on July 7, 1971. This article reports that the Oviedo City Police Department will begin to have 24-hour police protection.
source: Original newspaper article: "Oviedo with 24 Hour Police Protection." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 7, 1971: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo City Police Department, Oviedo, Florida

...And Another Learns His Lesson
subject: Slavia (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Cars
subject: Automobiles
description: A newspaper photograph published by The Oviedo Outlook on July 7, 1971. This photograph shows a car stuck in a ditch off of Florida State Road 426 in Slavia, Florida. According to the caption, the driver's car slipped off the road when it was raining.
source: Original newspaper article: "...And Another Learns His Lesson." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 3, July 7, 1971: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Slavia, Florida

Ben Ward, Jr. at Mead Manor
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Neighborhoods--United States
subject: Houses and homes
subject: Real estate business--Florida
description: Ben Ward, Jr. at the Mead Manor subdivision in Downtown Oviedo, Florida. This photograph from a newspaper article about the history of Mead Manor and Ward, a real estate developer, and his involvement in the project, as well as other ongoing development projects, such as Grove Hill. Named for horticulturalist Dr. Theodore Luqueer Mead, Mead Manor was developed by the Oviedo Land Company, which was formed by B. F. Wheeler, John Evans, Bill Martin, Ben Ward, Rex Clonts, Robert Lee, Bernie Blackwood, and Bob Williams. With the advent of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the 1960s, development began in order to take advantage of the arrival of faculty and staff from the university. Mead Manor is credited with beginning the land development boom in Oviedo, leading to other residential subdivisions, such as Alafaya Woods and Grove Hill.
source: Photocopy of original 4 x 3 inch black and white newspaper photograph: Private Collection of Colene Ward.
contributor: Ward, Colene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mead Manor, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Neighborhoods--United States
subject: Houses and homes
subject: Real estate business--Florida
description: A newspaper article that examines Oviedo's growth through the creation of number of subdivisions, most notably Mead Manor. Named for horticulturalist Dr. Theodore Luqueer Mead, Mead Manor was developed by the Oviedo Land Company, which was formed by B. F. Wheeler, John Evans, Bill Martin, Ben Ward, Rex Clonts, Robert Lee, Bernie Blackwood, and Bob Williams. With the advent of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the 1960s, development began in order to take advantage of the arrival of faculty and staff from the university. Mead Manor is credited with beginning the land development boom in Oviedo, leading to other residential subdivisions, such as Alafaya Woods and Grove Hill.
source: Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Oviedo." Homebuyer, Spring 2000: Private Collection of Colene Ward.
publisher: Homebuyer
contributor: Ward, Colene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mead Manor, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

Mitchell Hammock Road Unpaved
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Unpaved roads
description: Mitchell Hammock Road when it was an unpaved dirt road in Oviedo, Florida, in 1989. Oviedo City Council members signed a deal with Seminole County officials and a developer to pave Mitchell Hammock Road and turn it into a major highway. The developer, the Anden Group, paid for the road to be paved from Lockwood Road to Florida State Road 426. The City of Oviedo would pay for the addition of two lanes. Developing Mitchell Hammock became a priority because of the development of the Twin Rivers and Alafaya Woods communities by the Anden Group, which would generate a huge amount of traffic congestion, thus necessitating pavement.
creator: Jacobs, Karen
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photographs by Karen Jacobs, 1989: Private Collection of Karen Jacobs.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: application/pdf
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: East Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo, Florida

Mitchell Hammock Road Paved
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Pavement
description: Mitchell Hammock Road in 1990, just after being paved. Oviedo City Council members signed a deal with Seminole County officials and a developer to pave Mitchell Hammock Road and turn it into a major highway. The developer, the Anden Group, paid for the road to be paved from Lockwood Road to Florida State Road 426. The City of Oviedo would pay for the addition of two lanes. Developing Mitchell Hammock became a priority because of the development of the Twin Rivers and Alafaya Woods communities by the Anden Group, which would generate a huge amount of traffic congestion, thus necessitating pavement.
creator: Jacobs, Karen
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photographs by Karen Jacobs, 1990: Private Collection of Karen Jacobs.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: application/pdf
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: East Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo, Florida

Mitchell Hammock Road During Paving
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Pavement
description: Mitchell Hammock Road when it was being paved in 1989. Oviedo City Council members signed a deal with Seminole County officials and a developer to pave Mitchell Hammock Road and turn it into a major highway. The developer, the Anden Group, paid for the road to be paved from Lockwood Road to Florida State Road 426. The City of Oviedo would pay for the addition of two lanes. Developing Mitchell Hammock became a priority because of the development of the Twin Rivers and Alafaya Woods communities by the Anden Group, which would generate a huge amount of traffic congestion, thus necessitating pavement.
creator: Jacobs, Karen
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photographs by Karen Jacobs, 1989: Private Collection of Karen Jacobs.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: application/pdf
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: East Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo, Florida

Intersection at Lockwood Boulevard and East Mitchell Hammock Road
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Roads--Florida
description: Lockwood Boulevard was a dirt road until 1990, when the City of Oviedo and the Anden Group, a local developer, paved Mitchell Hammock Road between Florida State Road 426 and Lockwood Boulevard, in order to alleviate traffic congestion due to the growth of the Alafaya Woods and Twin Rivers developments. Construction began in 1989 and was completed in 1990. Since 1990, the pasture and woodland that surrounded Longwood Boulevard have become the Twin Rivers development and golf course, as well as Riverside Park.
creator: Jacobs, Karen
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photographs by Karen Jacobs, 1989: Private Collection of Karen Jacobs.
contributor: Horner, Desta
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lockwood Boulevard and East Mitchell Hammock Road, Oviedo, Florida

Eulogy for Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Baseball--Florida
subject: Softball--United States
subject: Sports--Florida
subject: Eulogies--United States
subject: Parks--Florida
description: The transcription of a eulogy given by Harry H. Boston, Jr. after the death of his father, Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston, who was an integral part of Oviedo's African-American community. Originally from Valdosta, Georgia, he graduate from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). After college, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a medic during World War II. After migrating to Oviedo, Florida, Boston built a baseball diamond where local black youths played. The teams were known as the Oviedo Black Hawks for boys and Oviedo Lady Black Hawks for girls. On his bus, affectionately nicknamed the "Big Newt Bus," Boston would take the teams to games across Florida and other states as far north as Tennessee. The City of Oviedo honored him by naming Boston Hill Park, located at 777 South Central Avenue, in his honor. On May 21, 1994, the city also proclaimed that date Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day. Boston passed away on October 3 of that same year at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park.
creator: Boston, Harry, Jr.
source: Original 1-page typed transcription by Harry H. Boston, Jr., 1994: Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan.
contributor: Morgan, Jacqueline
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Boston Hill Park, Oviedo, Florida

In Loving Memory of Mr. Harry Boston
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Funerals
description: The funeral program for Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston, who was an integral part of Oviedo's African-American community. Originally from Valdosta, Georgia, he graduate from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). After college, he joined the U,S, Army, where he served as a medic during World War II. After migrating to Oviedo, Florida, Boston built a baseball diamond where local black youths played. The teams were known as the Oviedo Black Hawks for boys and Oviedo Lady Black Hawks for girls. On his bus, affectionately nicknamed the "Big Newt Bus," Boston would take the teams to games across Florida and other states as far north as Tennessee. The City of Oviedo honored him by naming Boston Hill Park, located at 777 South Central Avenue, in his honor. On May 21, 1994, the city also proclaimed that date Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day. Boston passed away on October 3 of that same year at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park.
source: Original 6-fold program, 1994: Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan.
contributor: Morgan, Jacqueline
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Golden's Funeral Homes, Inc., Winter Park, Florida

In Memory of Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: African Americans--Florida
subject: Baseball--Florida
subject: Softball--United States
subject: Sports--Florida
subject: Parks--Florida
description: This is the dedication from former members of the Oviedo Black Hawks baseball team for Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston, who was an integral part of Oviedo's African-American community. Originally from Valdosta, Georgia, he graduate from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). After college, he joined the U,S, Army, where he served as a medic during World War II. After migrating to Oviedo, Florida, Boston built a baseball diamond where local black youths played. The teams were known as the Oviedo Black Hawks for boys and Oviedo Lady Black Hawks for girls. On his bus, affectionately nicknamed the "Big Newt Bus," Boston would take the teams to games across Florida and other states as far north as Tennessee. The City of Oviedo honored him by naming Boston Hill Park, located at 777 South Central Avenue, in his honor. On May 21, 1994, the city also proclaimed that date Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day. Boston passed away on October 3 of that same year at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park.
creator: Oviedo Black Hawks
source: Original 4-page pamphlet by the Oviedo Black Hawks, May 2000: Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan.
contributor: Morgan, Jacqueline
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Boston Hill Park, Oviedo, Florida

Hal McIntosh at Exhibit at the Truro Public Library
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Artists--Massachusetts
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Art--Massachusetts
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Educators--Florida
subject: Teachers--Florida
subject: Teachers--Massachusetts
subject: Exhibits
subject: North Truro (Mass.)
description: Hal McIntosh at an exhibit of his artwork at the Truro Public Library, located at 7 Standish Way in North Truro, Massachusetts, during the summer of 2011. The painting to the left of McIntosh depicts his cottage on the beachfront. Born in 1927, McIntosh began his formal studies at the Detroit Art Institute in Detroit, Michigan, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. At age 18, the Art Research Studio (present-day Maitland Art Center) in Maitland, Florida, selected him as the institution's youngest-ever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the Directorship of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he served as a museum director and teacher for five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh taught at the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando and ran his own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter Park for 30 years. McIntosh splits his time between his Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Winter Park studios. With an artistic career lasting over 60 years, Hal McIntosh's influence on our community is profound. His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of McIntosh's signature Orientalism, have been widely exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public. Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
source: Original color photograph: Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Truro Public Library, North Truro, Massachusetts

Still Life with Pears by Hal McIntosh
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Artists--Massachusetts
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Art--Massachusetts
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
description: Still Life with Pears by Hal McIntosh. Born in 1927, McIntosh began his formal studies at the Detroit Art Institute in Detroit, Michigan, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. At age 18, the Art Research Studio (present-day Maitland Art Center) in Maitland, Florida, selected him as the institution's youngest-ever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the Directorship of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he served as a museum director and teacher for five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh taught at the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando and ran his own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter Park for 30 years. McIntosh splits his time between his Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Winter Park studios. With an artistic career lasting over 60 years, Hal McIntosh's influence on our community is profound. His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of McIntosh's signature Orientalism, have been widely exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public. Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
creator: McIntosh, Hal
source: Original painting: McIntosh, Hal. Still Life with Pears (painting): Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Research Studio, Maitland, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Study Without Violin by Hal McIntosh
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Artists--Massachusetts
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Art--Massachusetts
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
description: Study Without Violin by Hal McIntosh. Born in 1927, McIntosh began his formal studies at the Detroit Art Institute in Detroit, Michigan, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. At age 18, the Art Research Studio (present-day Maitland Art Center) in Maitland, Florida, selected him as the institution's youngest-ever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the Directorship of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he served as a museum director and teacher for five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh taught at the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando and ran his own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter Park for 30 years. McIntosh splits his time between his Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Winter Park studios. With an artistic career lasting over 60 years, Hal McIntosh's influence on our community is profound. His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of McIntosh's signature Orientalism, have been widely exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public. Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
creator: McIntosh, Hal
source: Original painting: McIntosh, Hal. Study Without Violin (painting): Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Research Studio, Maitland, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The String by Hal McIntosh
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Artists--Massachusetts
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Art--Massachusetts
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
description: The String by Hal McIntosh. Born in 1927, McIntosh began his formal studies at the Detroit Art Institute in Detroit, Michigan, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. At age 18, the Art Research Studio (present-day Maitland Art Center) in Maitland, Florida, selected him as the institution's youngest-ever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the Directorship of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he served as a museum director and teacher for five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh taught at the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando and ran his own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter Park for 30 years. McIntosh splits his time between his Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Winter Park studios. With an artistic career lasting over 60 years, Hal McIntosh's influence on our community is profound. His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of McIntosh's signature Orientalism, have been widely exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public. Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
creator: McIntosh, Hal
source: Original painting: McIntosh, Hal. The String (painting): Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Research Studio, Maitland, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Oral History of Ida Boston
subject: Oral history--United States
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Education--Florida
subject: Schools
subject: Churches--Florida
subject: Baptists--Florida
subject: Segregation--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
subject: Civil rights--Florida
description: An oral history of Ida Boston, conducted by Porsha Dossie on April 18, 2015. Boston is a resident of Oviedo, Florida, and a retired school bus driver for the Seminole County Public Schools. In 1956, she married her husband, Russell Boston, who is the grandson of Prince Butler Boston, a leading figure in Oviedo's black community. In this oral history, Boston discusses the legacy of Prince Butler Boston, establishing a colored cemetery, funding colored schools in the Oviedo area, and the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Boston also discusses black life in Oviedo, including membership in the Oviedo Citizens in Action Committee (OCIAC), which desegregated public places in Oviedo and fought for integration of Oviedo's schools.
creator: Boston, Ida
creator: Dossie, Porsha
source: Boston, Ida. Interviewed by Porsha Dossie, April 18, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: Oviedo Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Home of the Boston Family, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Home of Prince Butler Boston, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Boston Hill Cemetery, Oviedo, Florida

The Supervillains at the House of Blues Orlando, 2002
subject: Supervillains (Musical group)
subject: Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Saint Cloud (Fla.)
subject: Ska (Music)--United States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Punk rock music--United States
subject: Reggae music--United States
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
description: The Supervillains performing live at the House of Blues Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on December 20, 2002. The first photograph features, from left to right, Jonathan "Smally" Cestero on saxophone, Andrew Neil Estes on trombone, Scott Suldo on guitar, J. P. Thieme on trumpet, Gus Ramage on bass, Dominic Maresco on drums, and Ben Montgomery on guitar. The second photograph features Maresco. The third photograph features, from left to right, Thieme , Suldo, Cestero, Ramage, and Montgomery. The Supervillains were formed in 1998 by drummer/vocalist Dominic Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott "Skart" Suldo, while they were in high school in St. Cloud, Florida. Initially a punk-rock band, the group adapted elements of ska and reggae to their sound, leading to opportunities to support reggae acts such as The Wailers and Inner Circle, reggae-rock acts such as Slightly Stoopid and Pepper, ska acts such as Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto, punk acts such as Pennywise and Authority Zero, and rock acts such as Fishbone and 311. After several successful tours as an opening band, The Supervillains began headlining their own national tours, often performing over 200 shows per year, and released eight studio albums as of June 2015. The band incorporated several horn players and other members for eight or nine years, but have since operated as a four-piece, with Maresco, Suldo, Daniel Grundrof on bass and Tom "T-Rex" Moulton on keyboards and guitar. After selling over 100,000 records, the group formed their own label, Rah Rah Rah Records, in 2011.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, December 20, 2002: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: House of Blues Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

The Supervillains' Bass Drum
subject: Supervillains (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Saint Cloud (Fla.)
subject: Ska (Music)--United States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Punk rock music--United States
subject: Reggae music--United States
subject: Drums
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
description: A bass drum used by Dominic Maresco of The Supervillains. The photograph was taken on March 14, 2003, when the band performed at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. The Supervillains were formed in 1998 by drummer/vocalist Dominic Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott "Skart" Suldo, while they were in high school in St. Cloud, Florida. Initially a punk-rock band, the group adapted elements of ska and reggae to their sound, leading to opportunities to support reggae acts such as The Wailers and Inner Circle, reggae-rock acts such as Slightly Stoopid and Pepper, ska acts such as Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto, punk acts such as Pennywise and Authority Zero, and rock acts such as Fishbone and 311. After several successful tours as an opening band, The Supervillains began headlining their own national tours, often performing over 200 shows per year, and released eight studio albums as of June 2015. The band incorporated several horn players and other members for eight or nine years, but have since operated as a four-piece, with Maresco, Suldo, Daniel Grundrof on bass and Tom "T-Rex" Moulton on keyboards and guitar. After selling over 100,000 records, the group formed their own label, Rah Rah Rah Records, in 2011.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photograph by Alicia Lyman, March 14, 2003: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Hard Rock Live, Orlando, Florida

The Supervillains at The Social, 2007
subject: Supervillains (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Saint Cloud (Fla.)
subject: Ska (Music)--United States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Punk rock music--United States
subject: Reggae music--United States
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
description: The Supervillains performing live at The Social, located at 54 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on July 20, 2007. The first photograph features, from left to right, Scott "Skart" Suldo on guitar, Dominic Maresco on drums, Jonathan "Smally" Cestero on saxophone, and an unidentified trumpet player. The second photograph shows Suldo and the third photograph shows Suldo with Maresco. The Supervillains were formed in 1998 by drummer/vocalist Dominic Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott "Skart" Suldo, while they were in high school in St. Cloud, Florida. Initially a punk-rock band, the group adapted elements of ska and reggae to their sound, leading to opportunities to support reggae acts such as The Wailers and Inner Circle, reggae-rock acts such as Slightly Stoopid and Pepper, ska acts such as Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto, punk acts such as Pennywise and Authority Zero, and rock acts such as Fishbone and 311. After several successful tours as an opening band, The Supervillains began headlining their own national tours, often performing over 200 shows per year, and released eight studio albums as of June 2015. The band incorporated several horn players and other members for eight or nine years, but have since operated as a four-piece, with Maresco, Suldo, Daniel Grundrof on bass and Tom "T-Rex" Moulton on keyboards and guitar. After selling over 100,000 records, the group formed their own label, Rah Rah Rah Records, in 2011.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, July 30, 2007: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Social, Orlando, Florida

The Supervillains at the Beacham Theater, 2012
subject: Supervillains (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Saint Cloud (Fla.)
subject: Ska (Music)--United States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Punk rock music--United States
subject: Reggae music--United States
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
description: The Supervillains performing live at the Beacham Theater, located at 46 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on November 21, 2012. The first and second photographs feature, from left to right, drummer/vocalist Dominic Maresco and bassist Daniel Grundorf. The third photograph shows keyboardist/guitarist Tom "T-Rex" Moulton. The Supervillains were formed in 1998 by drummer/vocalist Dominic Maresco and guitarist/vocalist Scott "Skart" Suldo, while they were in high school in St. Cloud, Florida. Initially a punk-rock band, the group adapted elements of ska and reggae to their sound, leading to opportunities to support reggae acts such as The Wailers and Inner Circle, reggae-rock acts such as Slightly Stoopid and Pepper, ska acts such as Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto, punk acts such as Pennywise and Authority Zero, and rock acts such as Fishbone and 311. After several successful tours as an opening band, The Supervillains began headlining their own national tours, often performing over 200 shows per year, and released eight studio albums as of June 2015. The band incorporated several horn players and other members for eight or nine years, but have since operated as a four-piece, with Maresco, Suldo, Daniel Grundrof on bass and Tom "T-Rex" Moulton on keyboards and guitar. After selling over 100,000 records, the group formed their own label, Rah Rah Rah Records, in 2011.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photograph by Alicia Lyman, November 21, 2012: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Beacham Theater, Orlando, Florida

Solillaquists of Sound at Slingapour's, 2003
subject: Solillaquists of Sound (Musical group)
subject: Swamburger
subject: Hip-hop--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Rappers
subject: Musicians--Southern States
description: Solillaquists of Sound performing live at at Slingapour's, a venue located at 18 Wall Street in Wall Street Plaza in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on February 19, 2003. The first photograph features, from left to right, Tonya Combs, Alexandrah, DiViNCi and MC Swamburger. The second photograph the first three, minus Swamburger. The third and fourth photographs feature Swamburger with Alexandrah and then with DiViNCi, respectively. The final photograph shows DiViNCi playing a Media Player Classic (MPC). Solillaquists of Sound, also known as Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet formed in Orlando in August 2002. The group, consisting of MCs (masters of ceremonies) Swamburger and Alexandrah, poet/vocalist Tonya Combs, and producer/composer/MPC player DiViNCi, employs sophisticated, socially conscious lyrics and musical composition, based on the life-affirming, justice-oriented views held by the members. The group utilizes melody and harmony in their vocals, often delivering many punctuated syllables in rapid succession in tight synchronicity. In 2002, Asaan Brooks, also known as Swamburger, began having weekly meetings in his Orlando home about music, community involvement, spirituality, and veganism. At one of these meetings, Brooks and his friend, producer and MPC player Glen Valencia, Jr., also known as DiViNCi, with whom he had already recorded material, decided to begin performing together. A frequent attendee of their shows, Tonya Combs, joined them on background vocals, and soon the group's friend, singer Alexandra Sarton, also known as Alexandrah, left her home in Chicago, Illinois, to join the band. The group categorized themselves in their own genre, FAHEEM (funk/astro/hip-hop/extraterrestrially energized message), which they felt more accurately conveyed both their music and their beliefs regarding spirituality, life, and love. They were invited by hip-hop artist Sage Francis to tour with him, and his label, Epitaph, signed them to their sister label, Anti-, i…
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, February 19, 2003: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Slingapour's, Wall Street Plaza, Orlando, Florida

Solillaquists of Sound at BackBooth, 2003
subject: Solillaquists of Sound (Musical group)
subject: Swamburger
subject: Hip-hop--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Rappers
subject: Musicians--Southern States
description: Solillaquists of Sound performing live at BackBooth, located at 37 West Pine Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on October 25, 2003. The first photograph features Alexandra Sarton, popularly known as Alexandrah, and the second photograph shows, from left to right, Tonya Combs, and DiViNCi. Solillaquists of Sound, also known as Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet formed in Orlando in August 2002. The group, consisting of MCs (masters of ceremonies) Swamburger and Alexandrah, poet/vocalist Tonya Combs, and producer/composer/MPC player DiViNCi, employs sophisticated, socially conscious lyrics and musical composition, based on the life-affirming, justice-oriented views held by the members. The group utilizes melody and harmony in their vocals, often delivering many punctuated syllables in rapid succession in tight synchronicity. In 2002, Asaan Brooks, also known as Swamburger, began having weekly meetings in his Orlando home about music, community involvement, spirituality, and veganism. At one of these meetings, Brooks and his friend, producer and MPC player Glen Valencia, Jr., also known as DiViNCi, with whom he had already recorded material, decided to begin performing together. A frequent attendee of their shows, Tonya Combs, joined them on background vocals, and soon the group's friend, singer Alexandra Sarton, also known as Alexandrah, left her home in Chicago, Illinois, to join the band. The group categorized themselves in their own genre, FAHEEM (funk/astro/hip-hop/extraterrestrially energized message), which they felt more accurately conveyed both their music and their beliefs regarding spirituality, life, and love. They were invited by hip-hop artist Sage Francis to tour with him, and his label, Epitaph, signed them to their sister label, Anti-, in early 2006. They recorded two albums under the label, As If We Existed (2006) and No More Heroes (2008), before leaving the label and producing their own albums, The 4th Wall: Part 1 (2012) and The 4th Wall: P…
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, October 25, 2003: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: BackBooth, Orlando, Florida

Solillaquists of Sound at Wall Street Plaza, 2014
subject: Solillaquists of Sound (Musical group)
subject: Swamburger
subject: Hip-hop--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Rappers
subject: Musicians--Southern States
description: Solillaquists of Sound performing live at the Florida Music Festival, held at Wall Street Plaza in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on April 24, 2014. These photographs features, from left to right, Tonya Combs, Asaan Brooks, Glen Valencia, Jr., and Alexandra Sarton. The Florida Music Festival (FMF) was founded by aXis Magazine & Promotions in 2002 as a three-day music festival and conference that showcases unsigned artists while promoting major national acts. Solillaquists of Sound, also known as Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet formed in Orlando in August 2002. The group, consisting of MCs (masters of ceremonies) Swamburger and Alexandrah, poet/vocalist Tonya Combs, and producer/composer/MPC player DiViNCi, employs sophisticated, socially conscious lyrics and musical composition, based on the life-affirming, justice-oriented views held by the members. The group utilizes melody and harmony in their vocals, often delivering many punctuated syllables in rapid succession in tight synchronicity. In 2002, Asaan Brooks, also known as Swamburger, began having weekly meetings in his Orlando home about music, community involvement, spirituality, and veganism. At one of these meetings, Brooks and his friend, producer and MPC player Glen Valencia, Jr., also known as DiViNCi, with whom he had already recorded material, decided to begin performing together. A frequent attendee of their shows, Tonya Combs, joined them on background vocals, and soon the group's friend, singer Alexandra Sarton, also known as Alexandrah, left her home in Chicago, Illinois, to join the band. The group categorized themselves in their own genre, FAHEEM (funk/astro/hip-hop/extraterrestrially energized message), which they felt more accurately conveyed both their music and their beliefs regarding spirituality, life, and love. They were invited by hip-hop artist Sage Francis to tour with him, and his label, Epitaph, signed them to their sister label, Anti-, in early 2006. They recorded two albums under …
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, April 24, 2014: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Wall Street Plaza, Orlando, Florida

The Bloody Jug Band, 2014
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Folk music--Florida
subject: Blues (Music)--Florida
description: The Bloody Jug Band at The Social, located at 54 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, during the Florida Music Festival on April 26, 2014. The Florida Music Festival, or FMF, was founded by aXis Magazine & Promotions in 2002 as a three day music festival and conference that showcases unsigned artists while promoting major national acts. The Bloody Jug Band is an eight-piece band that formed in Orlando in 2009, whose music combines elements of folk, blues, country, bluegrass, rock, and Americana. Drawing inspiration from historic jug bands of the 1920s and 1930s, the group employs traditional jug band instruments, such as a washboard, washtub bass, cajón, spoons, mandolin and harmonica, and incorporates acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and drums. The band consists of John Theisen (Cragmire Peace) on vocals and washboard, Stormy Jean Casselman (Stormy Jean) on vocals and cowbell, Brian Blodgett (Brian Shredder) on acoustic guitar and mandolin, Seth Ambler (Seth Funky) on washtub bass, Rick Lane (Bloody Rick) on harmonica, Jermichael Duffy (Big Daddy Jerm, Dracula Mohammad) on jug, percussion and kazoo, Dakota Butts (Baby Dingo) on cajón and spoons, and Steven Marshall (Ste-evil) on electric guitar and banjo. Raymond Krugh (DeathRay) took over on electric guitar briefly while Marshall spent time with his newborn baby. The band has performed across the Southeastern United States, sharing the stage with notable acts such as Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Joe Buck, Edwin McCain, 3 Bad Jacks, and Old Man Markley. In 2013, the band appeared in a music video for the song, "Timber," by hip-hop recording artists Pitbull and Kesha. The first photograph features Theisen and Lane. The rest of the photographs show individual band members Butts, Lane, Duffy, Theisen, and Casselman, respectively.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, April 26, 2014: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
publisher: WUCF-TV
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: The Social, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Ralphfest 2 Stage Times
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Festivals--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
description: The stage times for Ralphfest 2. Ralphfest is an annual concert festival in Downtown Orlando, Florida, that celebrates the memory and musical influence of Ralph Ameduri, Jr. Ameduri was an Orlando musician who was murdered on September 10, 2011, in a robbery attempt on a patio behind Jessie's Bar, a Winter Haven music club where he was filling in for a member of local band, Thomas Wynn &amp
description: the Believers. The inaugural concert was arranged to cover his funeral expenses and, since then, proceeds from the events have gone to the Ralph Ameduri, Jr. Music Scholarship Fund, which operates through the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, awarding a musical instruments to graduating high school students. Ralphfest 2 took place on November 24, 2012, on three different stages: one at The Beacham Theater, one at The Social, and one at The Outside Elixir Stage on Washington Street. The benefit features 26 bands that Ameduri was part of, worked with, had close ties to, or enjoyed, as well as multiple DJs. Some of the performers included Thomas Wynn &amp
description: the Believers, The Ludes, Music's Milka Ramos, SUNNY, The Downgetters featuring Kaleigh Baker, Riverbottom Nightmare Band, The Legendary JC's, funkUs, and The Woolly Bushmen. Ralphfest 2 raised $10,000.
source: Original 1-page schedule, November 2012: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: The Social, Downtown Orlando, Florida
coverage: The Beacham Theater, Downtown Orlando, Florida
coverage: Elixir, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Ralphfest 2 at The Beacham
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Festivals--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Nightclubs--United States
description: The Beacham Theater, located at 46 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, during Ralphfest 2. Ralphfest is an annual concert festival in Downtown Orlando, Florida, that celebrates the memory and musical influence of Ralph Ameduri, Jr. Ameduri was an Orlando musician who was murdered on September 10, 2011, in a robbery attempt on a patio behind Jessie's Bar, a Winter Haven music club where he was filling in for a member of local band, Thomas Wynn &amp
description: the Believers. The inaugural concert was arranged to cover his funeral expenses and, since then, proceeds from the events have gone to the Ralph Ameduri, Jr. Music Scholarship Fund, which operates through the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, awarding a musical instruments to graduating high school students. Ralphfest 2 took place on November 24, 2012, on three different stages: one at The Beacham Theater, one at The Social, and one at The Outside Elixir Stage on Washington Street. The benefit features 26 bands that Ameduri was part of, worked with, had close ties to, or enjoyed, as well as multiple DJs. Some of the performers included Thomas Wynn &amp
description: the Believers, The Ludes, Music's Milka Ramos, SUNNY, The Downgetters featuring Kaleigh Baker, Riverbottom Nightmare Band, The Legendary JC's, funkUs, and The Woolly Bushmen. Ralphfest 2 raised $10,000.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photograph by Alicia Lyman, November 24, 2012: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Beacham Theater, Downtown Orlando, Florida